Personally I've never said immediate PWO nutrition is useless. What I have said is that it's not necessary. Bear in mind the context. We'd get several posts per week in this section, all going something like this:

I lift for an hour and then do cardio right after, but i'm worried that I'm burning up all my muscle. Should I have my PWO shake in between lifting and cardio, or is it ok to have right after the cardio? PLEASE HELP!!!

It has also been perpetuated by supplement companies trying to push their 'lightning fast' PWO carb matrix's... and every kid who reads a bodybuilding mag runs out and wastes their money buying this useless crap when they can do just as well with cheap oats or something of the like.

IMO there is WAY too much emphasis put on PWO meal timing, when in fact, it has very little if any overall impact.

I don't think anybody ever stated that PWO nutrition is broscience. What IS broscience is the magical anabolic window that will close if you don't eat your PWO nutrtition within exactly 1.343544343 hours PWO.